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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
LOL well, it's an Auto-shift Manual (ASM), so they're only calling it what it is.
I like the SportShift. I had it in my last one, and the SS2 is improved beyond that. At WOT, it upshifts like a rifle going off. I should also mention I’ve driven these cars with a manual and preferred the SportShift. The clutch engagement on the manual is a bit weird, I wasn’t a fan.
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I'm sure I've said this before, but IMO, the majority of negative remarks made online with regard to how bad the early single clutch transmission are is WAY overblown and perpetuated mostly by people with limited or even no experience at all with them.
I've owned or at least had significant seat time (friends cars, etc) in a good chunk of these cars... SMG, early F1, E-gear, RTronic and Sportshift... the gears can be a little slow to engage when shifting from R to D, etc, but I've found that the gear changes when you're actually on the move to be fine. I mean, they're obviously not imperceptible like a full auto or the latest dual-clutch boxes, but in some ways I actually prefer the kick-in-the-pants feel
I'm glad TorqueDog got the car he wanted and it's nice that he knew better than to listen the general negativity online regarding these cars & transmissions... He might have ended up with a worse car for it.